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As amended through November 4, 2024
Section 3 - Staff assistance; cooperation and coordination with Court Administrator
(a) The Office of the Court Administrator shall provide the Chief Superior Judge with necessary administrative assistance from its staff, as resource permit.
(b) The Chief Superior Judge and Court Administrator shall cooperate to:
(1) ensure that the trial court system operates as efficiently and effectively as possible and to preclude duplication of services and overlapping authority;
(2) work toward uniform and improved procedures in the trial courts including procedures for docketing, calendaring, scheduling, and caseflow management;
(3) implement operational policies within all units consistent with statewide trial court operational policies in collaboration with the various unit presiding judges and superior court clerks, with express the purpose of increasing operational efficiencies and implementing best practices;
(4) support the collaborative relationship between the unit presiding judges and superior court clerks as envisioned in Administrative Directive No. 20 ¶1;
(5) assist unit presiding judges and superior court clerks and court operations managers, as needed, after consultation with the local bar and court users, to implement a caseflow management program that will enable each trial court to meet its goals;
(6) develop and implement judicial education, orientation, and mentoring programs and facilitate judicial performance review programs as adopted by the Supreme Court; and
(7) assist in arranging judicial officer availability for court staff training to ensure that all superior court staff obtain the requisite level of subject matter knowledge for their respective positions.

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